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INTRODUCTION

The history of Maple World is rich and storied, and stretches back for millennia. Begin your
adventure today
and you’ll relive the harrowing war against the sinister Black Mage and experience the
continuing legacy of
his secret society, the Black Wings. Each character and class has their own quest line and
tale to tell- try
them all to get the full story!

THE DAWN OF TIME

Long ago, in a faraway universe, there was nothing but darkness. Godlike beings known as the
Overseers used
their powers to create two worlds and six entities to watch over them. The planets,
separated by nothing
more than a thin dimensional barrier, were named Maple World and Grandis, and each received
three guardians,
known as Transcendents, who represent the powers of life, light and time. As life-forms
began to populate
these wondrous worlds, a legend spread amongst the people of Maple World that their planet
was nothing more
than a dream of Rhinne, the Transcendent of Time.

THE TRANSCENDENT OF LIGHT

Maple World's Transcendent of Light went unnoticed for years, a mortal living among ordinary
people. Known as
the White Mage, he was a humble scientist working with a research group called Aurora.
Aurora was intent on
unlocking the secrets of light, and the White Mage was their star researcher. But he went
too far—his
experiments extended into the dead of night, and he went for weeks without eating or
sleeping. Something
dark was awoken inside of him, sinister magic that poisoned the pure light at his core.
Though his fellow
scientists tried to help, their efforts were in vain: The White Mage transformed into the
Black Mage, a god
among men whose very existence threatened to tear Maple World apart.

THE RISE OF THE BLACK MAGE

Aurora fought off the Black Mage at a great cost, but the skirmish only seemed to make him
more
powerful.

His former colleagues defeated, the Black Mage went about recruiting commanders to lead his
armies:

Arkarium, a former monk from the Temple of Time and the Mage's right hand; Von
Leon, ruler of a now
forgotten kingdom, who is capable of transforming into a massive lion; twins Orchid
and Lotus, fiends
responsible for assassinating Aria, the empress of a peaceful realm; the Demon Slayer,
a half human/half
demon hybrid; Hilla, a vain beauty who betrayed her city for the Mage's promise of
immortality;
Magnus, a
disgraced hero of the Nova, the native race of the planet Grandis; and Guwaru,
an elemental spirit of the
forest. His entourage assembled, the Black Mage proceeded to rob Rhinne of her power, and
with the help of
the Demon Slayer, sealed her in a chaotic netherworld. Now infused with the powers of light
and time, the
Black Mage laid waste to the peaceful lands of Maple World. For years, none dared defy
him... until an
alliance was forged.

LEGEND OF THE SIX HEROES

Only six brave souls dared oppose the Black Mage: Freud, the group’s leader, responsible for
bringing them
all together, and the most respected Dragon Master of all time; Aran, a young warrior girl
who some say was
the bravest in the group and the fiercest fighter; Mercedes, the magical Queen of the elves
and regent of
their capital city, Elluel; Phantom, the finest thief who ever lived, who pledged himself to
the Alliance
after Lotus and Orchid murdered Empress Aria, the love of his life; Luminous, a member of
Aurora born of
pure light, he was all that remained of the White Mage, the Black Mage's original form; and
Shade, Freud's
best friend and most trusted ally, a mysterious warrior who is all but forgotten by the
history books.

THE FINAL BATTLE

With no army to back them, the Six Heroes fearlessly marched on the Black Mage's fortress on
Victoria
Island. While Aran held off the Mage's armies and evacuated fleeing civilians and Phantom
took to the sky in
his airship to defend against the Black Mage's air force, Freud, Mercedes, Luminous and
Shade confronted the
fiendish magician. The Demon Slayer, having defected to the resistance after the Black Mage
betrayed him,
was the first to take on the villain in hand-to-hand combat, and managed to destroy one of
his defensive
barriers before help arrived.

Even with the Black Mage weakened, the remaining Heroes were no match for his magic. With the
battle all but
lost, drastic measures had to be taken. Using the last of his strength, Freud sapped the
Black Mage of the
power he stole from Rhinne, and used it to fashion a magical seal that would trap the
villain in limbo. A
sacrifice was needed to complete the ritual, and Shade, fearless to the end, volunteered.
Luminous activated
the seal with a mighty roar. The Black Mage was banished, but in a final act of defiance, he
set a curse
upon the Six Heroes.

Aran, badly wounded in the melee, refused to board the evacuation ships and instead dashed
towards the
castle. Before she could reach it she found herself freezing in place, as an icy cage
materialized around
her. Inside the Black Mage's domain, the same fate had befallen the other Heroes. Only Freud
managed to
escape unscathed, as his faithful dragon companion Afrien shielded him and absorbed the
curse.

The day was won... but the cost was high. With all his friends missing and their fates
unknown, Freud was
left utterly alone. He took Afrien to Slumbering Dragon Island, hoping that someday he and
the Heroes would
waken from their slumber. As years turned to decades, and decades to centuries, the brave
actions of the Six
Heroes were all but forgotten... until now.

MYTHS REBORN

Centuries have passed since that fateful day, and the citizens of Maple World have lived in
relative peace
ever since. Now a new menace is looming on the horizon: the Black Wings, a cult intent on
resurrecting their
master, the Black Mage. A resistance has formed in Edelstein, headquarters of the Black
Wings, and brave
souls are flocking from lands near and far to join the fight. And, after centuries lying
dormant in ice, the
surviving Six Heroes have begun to stir. The Black Mage's curse has been lifted, and the
heroes have finally
been awoken...